Where to Watch Lithuania vs Latvia: Stream and Preview the Game with Courtside 1891
→ Game to take place at the Xiaomi Arena, Riga on Saturday, 6 September 2025 at 18:30 Local Time (EEST)
→ Form check: Lithuania stumbled late versus Portugal; Latvia blasted Czechia 109–75 to finish group play on a high.
→ Context: A Baltic derby in Riga—home-court juice for Latvia, but Lithuania’s size travels.
Porziņģis vs. Valančiūnas, and everything in between
Jonas Valančiūnas has been his efficient self (17.0 points, 6.0 boards on 66.7% from the field). Around him, Rokas Jokubaitis has organized at a high level, and the wings cut hard off JV seals. Lithuania need to own the paint, pile up free throws, and keep the glass tilted their way to blunt Latvia’s shooters. Without their playmaker, who has picked up a knee injury against Finland, Lithuania will need to find a way to keep the fluidity that helped them secure 2nd place in Tampere.
For the hosts, Kristaps Porziņģis (17.8 points, 6.5 rebounds) is mixing face-ups and slips, and the spacing around him—Bertāns, Smits, Lomazs—has looked sharp. In Riga, Latvia play faster; the crowd fuels early threes and swing-swing sequences that snowball. They must survive JV’s bruising minutes without sending him to the line a dozen times.
With the nerves having played a part for Latvia as they had a stuttered start to FIBA EuroBasket 2025, will the crowd in Riga be able to fuel them to yet another success during the Banchi era?
Where this tilts
- Defensive matchups at the five: Do Latvia switch Porziņģis onto guards to protect the arc, or keep him at home vs. JV post-ups?
- Second-chance points: If Lithuania live on the offensive glass, Latvia’s shooting advantage shrinks.
- Foul management: Early whistles on either star big re-write the rotation map.
How to watch Lithuania vs Latvia
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